n.
Pronunciation: ˌ en- ˌ där-t ə - ' rek-t ə -m ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
Etymology: New Latin endarter ium intima of an artery (fr. end- + arteria artery) + English -ectomy
Date: 1974
: surgical removal of the inner layer of an artery when thickened and atheromatous or occluded (as by intimal plaques)